My Chihuahua won’t take his medicines.

[Raymond0001]

I have a male 7 month old Chihuahua, I took him to the vet a few days ago and the vet gave me meds for him. My problem is, Jake turns really wild whenever I try to make him take his medicines, what I do is I use a syringe (without the needle) and put it at the side of his mouth and slowly press it, it works when I’m making him take his vitamins but for the antibiotics (liquid)… he just would not take it, so what I did was I wore a thick glove to hold Jake in place and force him to take the antibiotics. I feel really bad doing this to him, he barks, snarls and bites whenever I try this and it makes me really sad since Jake usually is very friendly not just to me but to anybody.  I hope the community and the experts could give me advice on how to make my Jake take his medicines.  P.S he has no appetite as well. Thank you!

[Misfits4Me]

I fill the pill pockets w/liquid all the time.....Then smash the top end closed ......
Also, I have one of these "Hate Liquid Meds" dog, too!  Here's what I usually do w/him:

I set him up on the couch in a corner where he cannot back up...I put a cloth muzzle on him (Loosely)......I still have room to get the syringe in his mouth without getting bit......Yes, it's a Nightmare (Wish I would have named him that!)   ;)  However, it does work!   Karla

[Margot49]

I have used the pill pockets a lot, especially with the Greyhound, who was hard to pill.
I mentioned the other because she said she had liquid.

[Misfits4Me]

Check into Pill Pockets...Most Vets sell them, Petco & Petsmart sell them...They're made by Greenies.....

[lindapalm]

If your vet will give you the meds in pill form, your dog might take them if they're put into a pill pocket, which you buy in pet stores.  Looks like a piece of meat that you form around the pill to disguise it.  It works great for one of our dogs, but our other one knew better and always spit it out.

[Margot49]

Oh how fun, not!
Usually, I find liquid is often easier to give then tablets or capsules.
What I use is, what I think they call, an oral irrigator syringe.  It has an angled end you can slip right back in the pocket of the lips and squirt the liquid in there. Mi have used this for years on animals that were hard to pill if I could get the meds in liquid form.  You can probably ask your Vet for one or two.  
You might try putting the liquid mixed in some soft cheese or cream cheese and roll that up into a ball.
Do a Google search for photos of oral irrigator syringe to see what I am trying to explain.
Some of them can put up a fight! Try the treat/trick method or put something a bit tasty on the syringe and let him lick it off to get used to it.

[meg321]

I really don't know what to do but have you tried just squirted it down his throat if you have a dropper that came with it?

Maybe ask the vet if these meds come in pill form...

good luck with that..

meg